Holder for hand fire-extinguishers.



W. H. TIBBALS.

HOLDER FOR HAND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27,1913

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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,Be it known that I, "WALTER H. TmBALs, the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and" usefulImprovements in Holders 'for Hand Fire-"Extinguishers, of which the folings, is a full, clear, and exact description'l i This invention relates'to certain improve/ merits in holders for ',fire extinguishers of v my pending applica tion No. 675,591, .filedFehruary 5,? 1912, whichfthe hea ds of the cylinder are provided with annular "flange"s honstituting means with which the holder is "adapted to be en gaged for supporting the" fire extinguisher in any conveniently accessible place in a building, motor boat, automobile or in other relations where p a hand fire extinguisher might be useful. I

1 The nialll' object is toprevid simp e and inexpensive holder capable of firmly 'grippingand supporting the ex tinguisherupon a wall or othersupport and at the. same time allowing the extinguisherfto he and quicklygremoved in e Qffiiie r t, 1 I

Anotherobjectfiis to provide the holder with means for'efi'ectivelyj ciosingfand protecting'the open end of the discharge nozzle of the extinguisher. 1

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts of-the device will Ybe'brought out in the following description.

fire extinguisher and my improved holder therefor. Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged plans of the upper and lower clamping members respectively. -Figs. 4

tion of a hand and 5 are front face views of the clamping members shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Figs. 6 and 7 are transverse vertical sectional views taken respectively on lines 66, Fig. 2, and 7-7, Fig. 3. Figs. 8 and 9 are perspective views of the detached interlocking ends of NEW Y vAv C P RA IO Y hair; was

. rionnnn Faemanrename-disease? connection 'with' the 'acco'nr "clamping members segment pfiferab I riveting or (otherwise to tively short 1 arm l the corresponding end i of heads being provided with a valve ,.extending transversely of the axis "of the cylinder and having one-end formed with a" discharge nozzle '-5 and its opposite end provided with a valve operating -liiember as ahand wheel -6-'.1

The holder forming the ectmatier..zof

my present invention comprises a pairof' 7 and-'"-8- 'adapted to be clamped around and upon opposite 1 ends of a cylinder in a manner presently def- 5 scribed.

'- Each clampfp a. split ,'spring ring mediate port n r gidly se ur'ed by brazing; the rigid section' --9 and its opposite endsinore or lefss free to open and "close from andtoward 'eacli eferably consists ofa r'i id other, one ofthe' ends *constitufinga rela while theother end constitutes a relatively lon era ly greater distance beyondthe' opposite is provided with a t0n'gue- -13;-of reduced width, 1 said tongue being o'fiset laterally or radially and outwardly.

The free end of'the longer-is provided with an aperture -14 of suf-r ficient dimensions to receive the tongue -13 when the freeend of the longer arm v v a .is lapped upon the outer face of the shorter lir-the'drawmgs F 'gure 1 s aside elevaarm as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3-, the extreme end ofthe longer arm being bent in the form ofa'n eye 15-, constituting a finger piece whereby the longer arm may be sprung out of interlocking engagement with the tongue 13 of the shorter arm. I

The rigid section --9 constitutes approximately a segment of a circle of less than half the circumference of the cylinder which it is adapted to embrace when placed in operative position and, therefore, the inner face of the segment 9- is cylindrical and of slightly greater radius than that of the cylinder while the portion of the spring which is secured thereto follows such cylindrical contour and is also approximately the same radius as said cylinder.

5 to the curved contour of the cylinder when applied thereto or when the ends of the arms are interlocked one with the other. The outer faces of the intermediate portions of the segments -9-- are preferably 10 flat and are provided with apertured ears -16- for receiving screws or similar fastening means by'which the holders may be secured to a wall. or other support -A-,

- Fig; 1.. "-1. ach-segment 9-- is also provided on its inner side witha circumferentially extendinglcircular channel '-17--- of substanfig5 wise movement.

' The-clamp -8 for the valve end of the cylinder is provided with a lbngitudinal extension -l9f-. terminating in a socket -20- opening inwardly toward the axis of the cylinder for receiving andinclosing the nozzle ,-5, thereby protecting the nozzle against malicious or accidental plugging or closing except by the valve, the end wall of the socket beingprovided' with a lining or packing -21- to afford a somewhat yielding abutment for the end of the nozzle to prevent direct contact thereof with the metal of the socket. In like manner, the clamping members 7, and -'-8- are provided 40 with linings or inner facings 22' of felt,

leather or equivalent material to prevent marring of the surface of the cylinder which is usually nickel and highly polished.

When the clamping members are secured 4 5 the manner described to the wall or sup- 1 port, such we 1 constitutes a fixed connection etween them holdingthe'm infixed relation e same radius as the flange -2- or. ,,-'-3-,.whi'ch it isadapted to receive, said j'zo' channels being dis osed'in a plane just at a distance apart corresponding to the distance between the flanges -2-- and -3 on the heads of the cylinder so that by placing the cylinder in operative position wit its flanges and in the channels -17- and the nozzle -5-- in the socket 20-, the I spring arms -12-'- may be forced against'its own tension around the adjacent ends of the cylinder and interlocked with their corresponding tongues -13--- in the manner previously described, the interlocking connections between the 1 arms -11- and -12-- being adjusted so that the arms will, fit tightly against the periphery of the cylinder, thereby holding the flanged ends thereof in the channel -17. E

' In case of fire when it is desired to quickly release the cylinder for use, it is simply necessary to engage anddraw the finger piece -15 outward out of interlocking engagement with the tongues -13- whereupon the arms -12- will spring 0 en and allow the cylinder to be withdrawn cm the channels.

What I claim is: 1. A holder forfire extinguishers compriss ing a rigid segment having a circumferential concave inner face and a-fiange projecting inwardly beyond said face, and arms se cured to said rigid member and having their free ends provided with interlocking members, one of said arms being made of spring metal and tensioned to sprin outwardly when released from interlocking engagement with the other arm. 2. A holder for fire extinguishers comprising a rigid member having a. concave inner face and a longitudinally extending arm ter-, minating in a socket, and arms secured. to said rigid member and having their free ends provided with interlocking members.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this first day of May, 1913. v WALTER HUGH TIBBALS.

Witnesses:

H. E. CHAsn, EvA E. GREENLEAF.

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